Synchronization signal measurement method and related device

Abstract

Transmitting, by the network device, the configuration information to a user equipment, wherein the configuration information is used to instruct the user equipment to use a measurement set to measure a synchronization signal, wherein the measurement set is used by a user equipment in a connected state to measure a synchronization signal, the measurement set is a first synchronization signal block (SS block) set, and the first SS block set includes a number of SS blocks smaller than a number of SS blocks included in a second SS block set which includes an SS block used by the user equipment in an idle state to measure the synchronization signal; or the measurement set is a signal set, and the signal set includes a part of signals in Y SS blocks, and Y is a positive integer.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for measuring a synchronization signal, comprising:
 generating, by a network device, configuration information; 
 transmitting, by the network device, the configuration information to a user equipment, wherein the configuration information is used to instruct the user equipment to use a measurement set to measure a synchronization signal, wherein the measurement set is used by the user equipment in a connected state to measure a synchronization signal and wherein the measurement set is a first synchronization signal block (SS block) set, and the number of SS blocks included in the first SS block set is smaller than the number of SS blocks included in a second SS block set which comprises an SS block used by the user equipment in an idle state to measure a synchronization signal; 
 wherein the configuration information comprises: a measurement period of a signal in the SS block; a time offset of measurement signals in two adjacent SS block periods; and second indication information which is used to instruct the user equipment to adopt K designated signals in M designated SS blocks of the second SS block set in each SS block period to measure a synchronization signal, and wherein M and K are positive integers; and 
 wherein the configuration information further comprises third indication information which is used to instruct the user equipment to measure a synchronization signal for W designated cells including a first cell and a second cell, wherein the first cell is a cell in which the user equipment is located, the second cell is a cell in which the user equipment is not located, and W is a positive integer. 
 
     
     
       2. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein in a case that the designated cells include the second cell, the configuration information further comprises at least one of the following: a cell ID of the second cell; a frequency position at which the SS block of the second cell is located; a time offset of the second cell from the first cell; a period of the SS block of the second cell; and structure information of the SS block of the second cell. 
     
     
       3. A method for measuring a synchronization signal, comprising:
 receiving, by a user equipment, configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the configuration information is used to instruct the user equipment to use a measurement set to measure a synchronization signal, wherein the measurement set is used by the user equipment in a connected state to measure a synchronization signal and wherein the measurement set is a first synchronization signal block (SS block) set, and the number of SS blocks included in the first SS block set is smaller than the number of SS blocks included in a second SS block set which comprises an SS block used by the user equipment in an idle state to measure a synchronization signal; 
 adopting, by the user equipment, the measurement set to measure a synchronization signal when the user equipment is in a connected state; 
 wherein the configuration information comprises: a measurement period of a signal in the SS block; a time offset of measurement signals in two adjacent SS block periods; and second indication information which is used to instruct the user equipment to adopt K designated signals in M designated SS blocks of the second SS block set in each SS block period to measure a synchronization signal, and wherein M and K are positive integers; and 
 wherein the configuration information further comprises third indication information which is used to instruct the user equipment to measure a synchronization signal for W designated cells including a first cell and a second cell, wherein the first cell is a cell in which the user equipment is located, the second cell is a cell in which the user equipment is not located, and W is a positive integer. 
 
     
     
       4. The method according to  claim 3 , wherein in a case that the designated cells include the second cell, the configuration information further comprises at least one of the following: a cell ID of the second cell; a frequency position at which the SS block of the second cell is located; a time offset of the second cell from the first cell; a period of the SS block of the second cell; and structure information of the SS block of the second cell. 
     
     
       5. A user equipment, comprising a processor, a memory, a transceiver, and a communication bus,
 wherein the processor is coupled to the memory and the transceiver via the communication bus so as to complete communications with each other; 
 the memory stores executable program instructions, and the processor is configured to invoke executable program code in the memory to perform a method for measuring a synchronization signal comprising: 
 receiving configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the configuration information is used to instruct the user equipment to use a measurement set to measure a synchronization signal, wherein the measurement set is used by the user equipment in a connected state to measure a synchronization signal and wherein the measurement set is a first synchronization signal block (SS block) set, and the number of SS blocks included in the first SS block set is smaller than the number of SS blocks included in a second SS block set which comprises an SS block used by the user equipment in an idle state to measure a synchronization signal; 
 adopting the measurement set to measure a synchronization signal when the user equipment is in a connected state; 
 wherein the configuration information comprises: a measurement period of a signal in the SS block; a time offset of measurement signals in two adjacent SS block periods; and second indication information which is used to instruct the user equipment to adopt K designated signals in M designated SS blocks of the second SS block set in each SS block period to measure a synchronization signal, and wherein M and K are positive integers; and 
 wherein the configuration information further comprises third indication information which is used to instruct the user equipment to measure a synchronization signal for W designated cells including a first cell and a second cell, wherein the first cell is a cell in which the user equipment is located, the second cell is a cell in which the user equipment is not located, and W is a positive integer. 
 
     
     
       6. The user equipment according to  claim 5 , wherein in a case that the designated cells include the second cell, the configuration information further comprises at least one of the following: a cell ID of the second cell; a frequency position at which the SS block of the second cell is located; a time offset of the second cell from the first cell; a period of the SS block of the second cell; and structure information of the SS block of the second cell.